Brigitte Bardot: provocative on film, but even more provocative for animals, for more than twice as long PARIS, France––Brigitte Bardot, 91, a fashion model for four years, a film actress for 20 years, and a full-time animal advocate for the last 52 years of her life, died on December 28, 2025 of undisclosed causes at […]
NY governor Hochul upholds higher renters insurance premiums for pit bulls
Hochul earlier blocked higher homeowners insurance premiums for pit bulls ALBANY, New York––New York state governor Kathy Hochul, on December 12, 2025 bucked precedent, including her own, by vetoing a bill to prohibit renters’ insurance policies “from discriminating against insureds or potential insureds based upon the harboring or owning of specific dog breeds,” mostly pit […]
Investigator Gail Eisnitz details her fight for farmed animals & to stay alive
Out of Sight: An Undercover Investigator’s Fight for Animal Rights & Her Own Survival by Gail Eisnitz Skyhorse Publishing 307 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018 www.skyhorsepublishing.com 250 pages, hardback, 2025. $32.99. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton These days Beth and I hear from Gail Eisnitz mostly as cc. on emails pertaining to investigations of […]
“RSPCA Assured” failures bring resignations of board president & VP
Humane Society of the U.S. meanwhile announces first major improvement in Global Animal Partnership standards for farmed animals since 2005 LONDON, U.K.; WASHINGTON D.C.––Royal SPCA of Great Britain board president Chris Packham and board vice president Caroline Lucas have resigned in frustration with failures of the “RSPCA Assured” certification scheme for animal products and […]
What is former Humane Society of the U.S. trying to hide with name change?
New name, Humane World for Animals, to be used starting on Valentine’s Day 2025 WASHINGTON D.C.––The cat is out of the Humane Society of the United States logo, along with the pit bull, the puma, the cow, the bighorn sheep, the greyhound, the seal, the pigeon, the monkey, the beaver, the bunny, the bottlenose dolphin, […]
What will deportations do to cockfighting, charreada, & outlaw horse racing?
Most participants in cockfighting, charreada, & outlaw horse racing speak Spanish, but Anglo cockfighters & gamecock breeders make most of the money WASHINGTON D.C.––What might be the impact on cockfighting, charreada, also called “Mexican rodeo,” and outlaw quarter horse racing, if the incoming Donald Trump administration proceeds with mass deportations of illegal immigrants? The question […]
What does the Harris/Trump vote mean for animals on Colorado ballots?
Both sides on five Colorado ballot questions appeal to liberal/progressive voters, but the issues do not neatly split left/right DENVER, Colorado––More questions involving animals will be before voters in Colorado on November 5, 2024 than in any other state. (See Factory farming, lamb slaughter, fur sales, & pit bulls on 2024 ballots.) Proponents of the […]
Karen Davis, Ph.D., United Poultry Concerns founder, dead at 79
Karen Davis was a frequent ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist & commentator MACHIPONGO, Virginia––United Poultry Concerns founder Karen Davis, or Karen Davis, PhD., as she always signed her writings, “passed away peacefully on the morning of November 4, 2023 at the United Poultry Concerns sanctuary, surrounded by her beloved birds,” the organization announced, pledging to “continue […]
Giving you one more chance: USDA-APHIS says speak now or hold the pieces
Feds want your input on Animal Welfare Act enforcement & much, much more; comment period extended another 30 days WASHINGTON D.C.––”In response to requests, stakeholders will have an additional 30 days to share their thoughts on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) strategic plan to guide the […]
Vultures circling overhead are good news for Planet Earth
Both black vultures & turkey vultures are rapidly expanding U.S. range and numbers Feeling down about global warming, chemical pollution, and reports about loss of species? See the vultures circling overhead? Both black vultures and turkey vultures are rapidly expanding in numbers and range across the U.S. Turkey vultures have even appeared in southeastern Alaska […]